Westmorland and Furness Council News

Key stakeholders came together recently to celebrate the start of works on a major expansion project at at Beaconside Church of England Primary School in Penrith. Three new classrooms are being built, funded by Section 106 housing developer contributions, to create additional school places and expand specialist provision for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

Reassurances have been provided that a multi-million pound transformation of Barrow town centre will have ‘arts and culture at its core’.

A community tree planting event linked to the A595 Grizebeck improvement scheme has been postponed and will now take place on Monday 13 April 2026. Sustained heavy rainfall throughout February has left the site saturated and ground unsuitable for planting at this time.

Westmorland and Furness Council has appointed consultants Mott MacDonald to draw up a concept masterplan for the Windermere station area.

More than 40 Cumbrian organisations showcased all the exciting opportunities the region has to offer at a packed economic showcase event at the Houses of Parliament.

The Windermere ferry will be out of service for one more day than planned for essential maintenance work being carried out at the moment.

More than 100 young girls are taking part in a project in Barrow creating better access to football for girls – as a legacy in the town of the home-grown Lionesses double Euros winner Georgia Stanway.

The new base for HM Coroner’s Service for Cumbria has been officially opened.

Adoption Cumbria is proudly taking part in LGBTQ+ Adoption & Fostering Week 2026, calling on LGBTQ+ individuals and couples across the county to consider whether they could offer a safe, stable and loving home to a child who needs one.

96.5 per cent of pupils in the Westmorland and Furness Local Authority area have been offered their first-choice secondary school, figures released today confirm.